Defense Ministry fast-tracks shelter upgrades in northern communities

The Defense Ministry announces that it has begun renovating more than 100 public shelters in northern border communities, as residents continue to face daily rocket and drone attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The accelerated effort, carried out with the Home Front Command, aims to upgrade infrastructure and adapt shelters for prolonged stays, part of a broader push to bolster civilian protection amid the ongoing war with Iran and its regional proxies.

The shelter renovations are being carried out in parallel with the deployment of hundreds of portable bomb shelters to northern communities and the construction of approximately 3,000 reinforced safe rooms in private homes.

According to the Defense Ministry, around 80 percent of the project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.